Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-25
VETERANS REUNION.
Annual Gathering of the Survivors OF
Stevenson's Regiment.

Copyright 1887, by he California Associated Press
New YORK, October 24th.-The fourth
annual reunion and dinner of the Society of
Stevenson's First Regiment of New York
Volunteers, in service in California during
the war of 1918, took place in this CITY
this evening, at Martinelli's, on Fifth ay-
enue.
The occasion was the thirty-ninth ami
versary of the discharge of the regiment
from service in California. Sixteen COM
rades were present, viz: Russell Myers, of
Company A; James E. huffman, of Com
pany b Charles J. Mcpherson, of Com
pany d; John H. Welsh, of Company E :;
and Alfred A. Green, all of New York city;
William ii. Rogers, of Company A. of
Brooklyn, n. Y; William II. Williams, of
Company a. of Nyack, N Y Jacob W.
Norris, of Company d, and Joseph Evans,
OF Company |, of Newark, n. j.; Gilbert
+. Dean, Of Company A, of Hackensack
n. j.; George Van Vechten, of Company
II, OF Brunswick, n. j.; Andrew j. Moore,
of Company B. of Philadelphia Frank S.
Stuart, of Company |, of Norwich, Conn;
Alden w. James, of Company D, of Ken
ton, O., and Andrew ]. Ward, of Company
l, OF Madison Wis.
PRETTY WELL FIXED.
Major Fraacis D. Clark, the President.
pressed, and in his address stated that
since the organization of the Society, four
years ago, twenty-five comrades had died,
and that ten additional survivors had been
located. At the present date 157 of the
former members of the regiment are living,
the majority of whom are residents of Cali
| fornia. During the past few months the Sc
eiety had secured the pension allowed for
service in the Mexican war for twelve COM
h,f xo1r x,Ft 10
| many more additional will be benefited.
| The President said that it afforded him
pleasure to see comrades who had come all
the way from Wisconsin. Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and Connecticut to be with their old
comrades tonight, and it also spoke well
for their financial welfare. He knew OF
but few of the comrades who were not IN
comfortable circumstances, and he felt con-
fident that the aggregate wealth OF the l57
survivors would amount to ten millions
dollars.
THE GUEST OF THE EVENING
Was William Collegian, who was . sal,
on the United States ship Con- ,c,esS ar
who served in the land forces I .seaer Co.
modore Stockton in 1916. Mr.. CoIlr,;on
now well-to-do citizen of \ .ew Yorl- ar
member of the New York Society of Caj
fornia Pioneers.
OFFICERS REELF ,crEp, ETC.
: John H. Welsh, tn Treasurer, gave
. very flatterine report OF the financial co
! dition of the society
The old officers OK the society were r
elected, as the co n:rades attribute the $
cletys success TO the care shown by Il
| officers for its II Iterests. The President b.
been always on the alert to aid any of b
former ccmr AIDES, and to advise them
any lntorma don of interest to them.
Colonel ames E. Mailman. Major Ru
sell Myers, Alfred A. Green, DR.. Andrew
Ward and Joseph Evans made addresses
REGIMENT OF srALwkRTs.
Three of these present were in Californ
, liz 1856, and while there met many of the
cid comrades. Judging from the appea
ance of those present this evening. Colon
i Stevenson must have taken to Califol MIA
most exceptional command of yigoroI
IL VOuru men.